Existential Anxiety Scale (ECQ) Test
Understand how strongly fears of death, loneliness, and meaninglessness affect you in about 5 minutes. Quick, clear results support self-reflection, therapy planning, and research use.
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Avoidance (A)
Avoidance (A)
Average
8.6
Normal range
6.1 — 11.2
min.
4
max.
20
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Anxiety about death (Aad)
Anxiety about death (Aad)
Average
18
Normal range
14.5 — 21.6
min.
6
max.
30
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Existential anxiety (Ea)
Existential anxiety (Ea)
Average
42.3
Normal range
33.4 — 51.3
min.
12
max.
60
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Existential Anxiety Scale (EAS)
Existential Anxiety Scale (EAS)
Average
59.6
Normal range
45.3 — 74
min.
22
max.
110
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Existential Anxiety Scale (ECQ) Test - Symptoms and Signs
This brief self-report measure assesses distress related to core existential concerns. The Existential Anxiety Scale (ECQ) is intended to help characterize the degree to which themes such as mortality, meaning, and isolation are experienced as anxiety-provoking.
The instrument consists of 22 items and typically takes about 5 minutes to complete. Responses yield an estimate of existentially focused anxiety that may inform clinical case formulation, support treatment planning, or be used as a descriptive measure in research settings.
The Existential Anxiety Scale (ECQ) is designed for efficient administration and may be incorporated into a broader assessment battery alongside other measures of mood, anxiety, and functioning.
Literature: van Bruggen, V., Klooster, P., Westerhof, G., Vos, J., Kleine, E., Bohlmeijer, E., & Glas, G. The existential concerns questionnaire (ECQ): Development and initial validation of a new existential anxiety scale in a nonclinical and clinical sample. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 2017.
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